Perennial Pigweed vs sandhills amaranth

Amaranthus deflexus compared with Amaranthus arenicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Perennial Pigweed	sandhills amaranth
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family same	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus same	Amaranthus	Amaranthus
Species	Amaranthus deflexus	Amaranthus arenicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Perennial Pigweed and sandhills amaranth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Amaranthus.

Conservation Status

Perennial Pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

sandhills amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Perennial Pigweed	sandhills amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Perennial Pigweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

sandhills amaranth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Japan and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇯🇵 Japan 🇸🇪 Sweden